Baron Rokeby
Baron Rokeby , of Armagh in the County of Armagh , was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
Award and history of the title
The title was granted to The Most Rev. Dr. on February 26, 1777. Richard Robinson , Anglican Lord-Archbishop of Armagh and Lord Primate of All Ireland . The title was awarded with the special addition that, in the absence of male descendants of his own, the title could also be passed on to his two brothers Thomas and William and his second uncle, Matthew Robinson, and their male descendants.
In 1785, the 1st Baron inherited from his older brother William the subordinate title of 3rd Baronet , of Rokeby Park in the County of York , which on March 2, 1730 his eldest brother Thomas († 1777) with appropriate inheritance regulation in the Baronetage of Ireland had been awarded.
When the 1st Baron died childless in 1794, he was inherited by the son of the above-mentioned Matthew Robinson († 1778), Matthew Robinson-Morris, as 2nd Baron. His nephew, who later became the 4th baron, had adopted his surname Montagu in 1776 as heir to his maternal uncle . The titles expired on the death of his grandson, the 6th Baron, on May 25, 1883.
List of Barons Rokeby (1777)
- Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1708–1794)
- Matthew Robinson-Morris, 2nd Baron Rokeby (1713-1800)
- Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby (1757–1829)
- Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby (1762–1831)
- Edward Montagu, 5th Baron Rokeby (1787–1847)
- Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby (1798-1883)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The London Gazette : No. 33519, p. 4850 , February 4, 1777.
- ^ The London Gazette: 6966, pp. 1 , March 2, 1730.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page